Aye to be fair that's true it does include the DAC.
Yup, have just replaced the drawer load mechanism on the 52 which is a known weakness so there are failures but I don't see any other problems with these being highlighted so far, maybe some players are more prone to major failures?
Exactly and indeed you did but without a smiley in there the comments were ambiguous which, as I pointed out, some potential customers might read in a different way. I'm long enough in the tooth on forums, if not this one, not to loose any sleep about comments one way or the other but this forum can be a trice irritating sometimes when the 1% of willy waving, 'I've found the righteous path and all must follow and I'll argue the toss until they do' types get going and I guess I was showing some irritation at the fact there's another thread criticising the fact I started this one. Don't get me wrong though; a. many/most people here are fantastic, more knowledgeable than me and incredibly helpful, and b. in the greater scheme of things I don't ultimately care what the 1% say
Anyway, any other bargain "dark-age" players to look out for?
P.S. I often overuse smileys